When driving my 2011 Plus 4 (45,000 miles) I recently became aware of a strong smell of burning rubber in the offside front wheel arch. But only in wet weather!
Turns out that the underside of the wing has a protective layer of 'thick' aluminium foil with a thin rubberised top coat - only a few mm thick and assumably applied in the factory to avoid stone damage and to reflect heat from the cat.
Water from the tyres was apparently separating the foil from the wing which then burnt off and vaporised when it dropped down near the cat and exhaust.
I've lost a piece about 24'' by 12'' which I assume needs replacing.
Any ideas what the material is and where I can get some?
Car Builder Solutions list an Aluminised Ceramic Cloth but that lacks the rubber coating and seems thicker than the original material.